Combination kiddy-car and article carrier



April 26, 1949. E K WOLFE 2,468,532

COMBINATION KIDDY-CAR AND ARTICLE CARRIER Filed NOV. 3, 1945 ATTORNEYPatented Apr. 26, 1949 uN-iTEb lv-s'rmlas PATENT foaFFI COMBINATION.-KIDDY-CAR 'ARTICLE CARRIER savereeik. moire, st. Albans, v

Appiicationznovember 3, 19415,seriarlnoxezsasv My invention -relates toimprovements Lin `vehicles, particularly to a combination kiddy-car andarticle carrier and is especially intended as an improvement on theVehicle forming the object of my co-pending application Serial No. 578,-214 filed February 16, 1945.

It is one of the main objects of the present application to provide thevehicle with means t propel the car by means of a special constructionof front axle, front Wheels and-pedals.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a novel steeringmechanism for the front Wheels adapted to be operated by the child whenriding the vehicle and by the handle when the vehicle is pulled during ashopping expedition, etc.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combined kiddy-car anddelivery Wagon, the childs seat of which can be readily removed from orattached to the tray or box-like body.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a vehicle of theabove character, the handle bar of which can be extended or contractedand which is simply and inexpensively constructed, yet durable andhighly en'icient in use.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become morefully known as the description thereof proceeds and will then be morespecically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a vehicle constructed according to myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the front axle support.

Ihe seat Ill of the kiddy car forms part of the ioor portion IIIA of thetray or box II, the top surfaces IDB, IUC of the seat I0 and oor portionIIIA respectively extending in a common plane as best shown in Figures 2and 3. Cleats I2, |2A, I3, I3A engage the top surface IBB of seat I0 tohang the tray portion II therefrom, While seat I0 and tray II arefurther positioned relatively one to the other by the key I4 extendinginto recesses in both. Rear Wheels I5 are mounted on axle I6, the latterbeing mounted in hangers I'I rigidly xed to the bottom of seat l0.

The front Wheels I8, I9 are keyed to the end portions of axle which isnon-rotatably mounted in bushing 2|. The keys 22, 23 may be comprisedintegrally by axle 20 as illustrated or may be separate members. Asillustrated,

.dowel ipins .24 fextend transversely through iaxle 20, bushing 2| andcollars 25, the wheels I8, I9 being positioned on axle 2l) againstoutward axial movement by cotter pins 26, 21, while axle 20 ispositioned against axial movement relative to block 28 by the collars25. The shafts 29, 30 of pedals 3|, 32 are eccentrically mounted on theWheels I8, |9, which, as illustrated, are solid discs. The shafts 29, 30are mounted diametrically opposite of axle 20 to which both Wheels arekeyed, so that use of the pedals causes axle 20 and bushing 2| to rotatein block 28. A particular advantage of the above construction is that,if bushing 2| is of metal, the Wheels I8, I9, axle 20, dowels 24,collars 25, block 28 and pedals 3|, 32 may all be of wood, Which isgenerally a cheaper material to purchase and fabricate.

Block 28 comprises a collar 33 and is formed with a substantiallyvertically extending bore 33A coaxially within collar 33. A large dowel34 fits into bore 33A and has its head 34A formed with the transverselyextending slot 35 and is xed against rotation relative to block 28 bythe pin 36 extending through hole 31 of block 28 and through dowel 34.

The frame 31A comprises the side pieces 38, 39 rotatably mounted on axle20 between bushing 2| and the Wheels I8, I9 respectively and joined attheir free ends by the yoke 40. The shaft 4| is slidably mounted in yoke4I) for motion longitudinal of frame 31A, and comprises the handle 42 atits outer end, and the head 43 at its inner end, the head 43 comprisingthe lip 44 engageable in slot 35 when shaft 4| is in telescoped relationto frame 31A and when frame 31A is in substanti-ally vertical positionas shown in Figure 3. In such a vertical position, the side members 38,39 extend through slots 45 formed in the floor portion IIIA of tray II.

In operation, the vehicle is a kiddy car when tray I I is removed, andmay be steered by means of yoke 4l) in its vertical position throughshaft 4I which rotates block 28 for steering. The vehicle is propellableby means of the pedals, or may be pulled and steered by means of shaft4I and handle 42 in extended position as shown in Figures 1 and 2. Thevehicle may also be pulled and steered by shaft 4| and handle 42 Whentray II has been put in place to constitute the vehicle an articlecarrier.

It will be understood that I have shown and described the preferred form4of my invention as an example only of the many possible ways topractically make the same and that I may make such changes in thegeneral arrangement and in the construction of the minor details as comeWithin the scope of the appended claim Without departure from the spiritof my invention and the principles involved.

Having thus described by invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a childs vehicle, the combination with a seat portion and rearWheelsA operatively connected thereto, of a block pivotally connected tosaid seat portion near the front thereof for rota tion about asubstantially vertical axis, a front axle rotatably mounted in saidblock and xed against axial movement relative thereto, front wheelskeyed to said axle pedals eocentrically mounted on said Wheelsdiametrically opposite of said axle, a bushing operatively disposedbetween said block and said axle, and means for xing said axle againstaxial movement relative to said block, said means comprising collarsmounted on said bushing at either side of said 4 block and dowel pinsextending' through said collars, bushing and axle.

EVERETT K. WOLFE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,409,803 Schneider Oct. 22,

